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Almost 1,000 calories a day of Americans’ diets come solely from highly processed #foods, according to research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. That’s about 61% of your daily diet.

A new study finds giving the poor access to healthier food doesn’t mean they’ll eat it. The report found adding a #grocerystore to a poor neighborhood doesn’t make a very big difference. The cost of food — and people’s habits of shopping and eating — appear to be much more powerful than just convenience.

A commentary in Slate by religion professor Alan Levinovitz looks at food fads. Because despite a veneer of scientific rhetoric, he says food fads are ultimately about devotion to dogma; religion, not science.

If you eat food or like science, you may be aware of the current dispute between Food Babe and Science Babe. Food Babe, essentially, never met a multi-syllabic ingredient she could bring herself to like. Wired magazine takes a look at the ongoing debate.

McDonald’s Corp.’s announcement that it will curb #antibiotic use in its U.S. chicken products raises an obvious question: Where’s the antibiotic-free beef? Today’s Wall Street Journal reports sourcing beef is more complex and fragmented than for chicken.

On average, more than 1.7 million food hashtags are posted online each day, but only 37% feature fruits and veggies. But Bolthouse Farms, a division of Campbell Soup, wants to change all that. The company is urging Americans to take over the Internet and post images that celebrate fruits and vegetables. The goal: to set… read more

Data from a recent #beef checkoff study shows that cooking method searches online have increased year-over-year, specifically slow cooker, with more than 2,000,000 monthly searches. To capitalize on this consumer search activity, the “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner” website created a recipe collection that is focused solely on Slow Cooking beef recipes.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told members of Congress on Wednesday that consumers could in the future just use their phones to scan special bar codes or other symbols on food packages in the grocery store to learn about nutrition.

The Beef Checkoff Program announced today that Extra Lean Ground Beef (Ground Beef that is at least 96% lean, 4% fat) is now certified by the American Heart Association® to display its recognized and respected Heart-Check mark.

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